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The legendary BBC science fiction TV show Doctor Who has haunted our screens and terrified small children since 1963, and it recently returned from a hiatus to do so again, with spectacular success. Britain’s answer to Star Trek, Doctor Who generates the same extraordinary loyalty and passion among its hardcore fans around the world, but it’s a very different type of show. Brilliant, eccentric, and unmatched in its long running popularity, Doctor Who succeeds despite its often risibly low budgets and hokey special effects. With its mysterious protagonist venturing through the cosmos in a craft that looks bizarrely like a telephone box, even the most cynical of critics would be forced to concede that Doctor Who has its moments of greatness. In his book Through Time, Andrew Cartmel (one of the show’s former script editors, during its Sylvester McCoy years) explores Doctor Who’s history, selecting classic episodes from each of the show’s incarnations, highlighting their strengths (and, yes, weaknesses) with an insider’s eye — and an occasionally raised eyebrow. Through Time is a useful, entertaining, and engaging introduction to Doctor Who for those who are intrigued or curious but don’t have time to catch up with twenty-five years’ worth of episodes.
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Cover blurb: Britain’s answer to Star Trek, Doctor Who generates the same extraordinary loyalty and passion among its hardcore fans around the world, but it’s a very different type of show. Brilliant, eccentric, and unmatched in its long running popularity, Doctor Who succeeds despite its often risibly low budgets and hokey special effects. With its mysterious protagonist venturing through the cosmos in a craft that looks bizarrely like a telephone box, even the most cynical of critics would be forced to concede that Doctor Who has its moments of greatness. In his book Through Time, Andrew Cartmel (one of the show’s former script editors, during its Sylvester McCoy years) explores Doctor Who’s history, selecting classic episodes from each of the show’s incarnations, highlighting their strengths (and, yes, weaknesses) with an insider’s eye — and an occasionally raised eyebrow. Through Time is a useful, entertaining, and engaging introduction to Doctor Who for those who are intrigued or curious but don’t have time to catch up with twenty-five years’ worth of episodes. ANDREW CARTMEL was the influential script editor on Doctor Who during three of its most turbulent years. A novelist and screenwriter, he published his candid memoirs of that period under the title Script Doctor. He has written television dramas and a successful stage thriller and lives in London, where he lectures on screenwriting. This is his tenth book. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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